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Tim Harr


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Dunlap, Illinois
Post  Posted 8 Jan 2024 2:08 pm    
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Does anyone know of a builder that makes a 6 string lap steel with a piezo bridge pickup? Maybe with Dobro/Reso string spacing??

I have seen Paul Beard's "Road-O-Phonic". Was wondering of anyone else builds something like this??

thanks!
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K Maul


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Post  Posted 8 Jan 2024 5:26 pm    
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I use one of these with a raised nut. The Donner HUSH headless travel guitar. The piezo pickup sounds great. I use a Fishman JD imaging pedal or Boss EQ to get a dobroish sound. It works well with an overdrive pedal, too.

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Bill Hatcher

 

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Atlanta Ga. USA
Post  Posted 9 Jan 2024 8:30 am    
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You can add a piezo to any lap steel. Easy way would be the stick on type with a 1/4” out.
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Jeff Highland

 

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New South Wales, Australia
Post  Posted 9 Jan 2024 1:20 pm    
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Bill Hatcher wrote:
You can add a piezo to any lap steel. Easy way would be the stick on type with a 1/4” out.


Those stick on Piezos work with acoustic instruments but on a solid body you need to get a signal directly from the saddle.
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